
Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi, the most wanted man in the world, has been killed, the country's rebel government claimed Oct. 20. The flamboyant tyrant who terrorized his country and much of the world during his 42 years of despotic rule was cornered by insurgents in the town of Sirte, where Gadhafi had been born and a stronghold of his supporters.

This image made available by the Al Jazeera television channel, claims to show former Libyan leader Moammer Gadhafi, after he was killed at an undisclosed location in Libya, Thursday Oct. 20, 2011. Libya's information minister said Moammar Gadhafi was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces overwhelmed his hometown, Sirte, the last major bastion of resistance two months after the regime fell.

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, covered in blood, is held on the ground by NTC fighters in Sirte in this still image taken from video footage October 20, 2011.

Former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, covered in blood, is held on the ground by NTC fighters in Sirte in this still image taken from video footage October 20, 2011. Gaddafi was killed on Thursday as Libya's new leaders declared they had overrun the last bastion of his long rule, sparking wild celebrations that eight months of war may finally be over.


Moammar Gadhafi's Life From 'King of Kings' to Dead Dictator
In this undated 1969 photo, Col. Moammar Gadhafi , right, salutes as he appears with Egypt's Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser, left, in Suez, Egypt. A U.S. official says Libya's new government has told

In this Sept. 1, 1987 file photo, Libyan leader Col. Moammar Gadhafi, holds a baton as he sits to review Libyan troops during the 18th anniversary celebration of Libya's revolution in Tripoli. Libya's information

In this Saturday, June 12, 2010 file photo, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi talks during a ceremony to mark the 40th anniversary of the evacuation of the American military bases in the country, in Tripoli, Libya.